Category: State/National News
Orlando Bravo Commits $100 Million to Promote Entrepreneurship and Economic Development in Puerto Rico
Orlando Bravo, managing partner of private equity firm Thoma Bravo and founder of the Bravo Family Foundation, last month announced a $100...
NY AG Gets Win Against Trump Admin in Citizenship Case
NEW YORK – A lawsuit, filed in April by the New York State Attorney General’s Office to block the Trump Administration from requiring...
Exec Director Lewis Papenfuse to Retire from Worker Justice Center of New York, Lauren Deutsch to Assume Leadership
By Staff – Worker Justice Center of New York (WJCNY), today, announced the retirement of their Executive Director, Lewis Papenfuse...
New York State Police Make An Arrest In Limo Crash That Killed 20
The deadliest transportation accident in the United States in nine years took place on Oct. 6 in Schoharie, New York, just under an hour...
College is Worth the Cost, But Planning is Key
(StatePoint) – Despite rising college costs, a clear majority of families believe higher education is well-worth the investment, and...
Manhattan Man Pleads Guilty to Medicaid Fraud
By Staff - Alex Adderly, also known as Uruhu Adderley, 45 of Manhattan, Tuesday, entered a guilty plea for defrauding Medicaid by...
Millions of Dollars Presented By New Effort to Boost Citizenship Across U.S. Cities
There are nearly 9.3 million people in the United States who are eligible to apply for citizenship, and a new effort is offering a...
Lawyers Are Working to ‘Race Against the Clock’ and Help Migrant Parents Track Down Their Children
So far, there have been more than 2,000 immigrant children taken from their parents when they crossed the United States-Mexico border due...
Asthma Cases See a Huge Spike in Puerto Rico After Hurricane Maria
Doctors in Puerto Rico are reporting that they are seeing an alarming rise in the number and severity of asthma cases. They are, for the...
This Year, National Puerto Rican Day Means More Than Ever After Hurricane Maria
June 10 is officially National Puerto Rican Day, and it has been celebrated for 61 years. This year, hundreds of thousands of participants...
